When you’re thinking ahead to outdoor projects, it makes sense to consider the slope of your yard. Many developers flatten sloping sites to make construction more economical and backyards more usable.

When my friend Jonathan Long bought a house, part of its side yard was too steep to plant easily or efficiently. Being a practical man, he decided to terrace the slope. It's a solution that makes ...

A yard with a slope can be a minus or a plus. On the minus side, a grassy slope can be hard to mow and prone to erosion. On the plus side, terraces can be built into slopes to create planting areas of ...

My friend Robert has a dilemma on the nearly unmowable, steep slope in his hot, sunny front yard. For years St. Augustine grass did just fine, but back-to-back wet and dry seasons set it up for ...

Your property might sit in a depression, or perhaps you have a majestic view from the top of a small rise. Either way, in terms of landscaping and hardscaping, it's hard to know what to do with a ...

Sitting on the bluestone terrace looking out over Potter Pond, a saltwater lagoon a few hundred yards from Rhode Island’s East Matunuck State Beach, it’s easy to overlook the massive effort that went ...